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CHRE dean candidates invited

By Sandy Broughton and Susan MacDonald

Spectrum Volume 18 Issue 29 - April 25, 1996

Four candidates for the position of dean of the merged College of Human
Resources and Education at Virginia Tech have been invited for on-campus
interviews.

The interview process began this week with a two-day visit by Richard L.
Schwab, dean of the School of Education at Drake University, on April 22-24.
Schwab met with Provost Peggy Meszaros, the Dean's Search Committee, education
and human resources faculty members, administrators, staff members, students,
alumni, and external constituents. Similar schedules are planned for the other
three candidates.

The three remaining candidates and their interview dates are April 29-May 1:
Janet Johnson, interim dean, College of Human Resources, Virginia Tech; May
1-3: Charles McClintock, associate dean for academic affairs and
administration, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University; May 5-8: H. Wells
Singleton, dean, College of Education, Ohio University.

The candidates' curriculum vitae and their on-campus itineraries have been
circulated throughout the colleges of Human Resources and Education. All
members of the Virginia Tech community are invited to attend open presentations
by the candidates which are scheduled for 4 p.m. in the DBHCC on the following
dates: April 30, Johnson; May 1, McClintock; and May 7, Singleton.

These presentations will be videotaped for those who are not able to attend.

In March, the 16-member Dean's Search Committee completed the initial phases
of the search for dean of the College of Human Resources and Education. It will
make its recommendation to Meszaros shortly after the on-campus interviews and
assessments are completed. The committee, chaired by Patricia Edwards, dean of
the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, advertised the position in
professional journals and listserves and in the Chronicle of Higher
Education. In addition, more than 1,000 letters were sent to deans of
colleges of human resources and colleges of education, directly soliciting
nominations and applications.

The merger of the College of Education and the College of Human Resources will
become effective July 1, 1996, with the transition slated for completion by
July 1, 1998. Under the merger plan, the College of Education will continue the
process of restructuring it began in 1994.

President Paul Torgersen announced his decision to merge the College of
Education with an existing college Nov. 8, 1995. The details of the merger were
worked out by a 15-member committee headed by Meszaros. The Virginia Tech Board
of Visitors voted its support of the merger plan at its meeting Feb. 19, 1996.